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LOT 1151
Wester Asiatic Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (420 grams, 15.5 cm).
Broad and hemispherical in profile with thickened inturned rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
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Hittite Silvered Bronze Domed Stamp Seal with Hieroglyphs
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
The so-called 'Hittite hieroglyphs' encode texts in the Luwian language of Asia Minor. Hieroglyphic Luwian is a native script, also known as 'Anatolian hieroglyphs', which was used on official or royal seals and a few monumental inscriptions. -
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
